The Senate on Tuesday voted 👆🏼 overwhelmingly to confirm Christopher A. Wray as the next 🚨 FBI director, filling the critical post that has remained vacant👀 since President Trump 👱🏻 fired 👎🏻 James B. Comey in May.
👱🏻 Trump’s firing of Comey immediately led to accusations 😡 that he was trying to impede the bureau’s Russia investigation 🔍 and ultimately led to the appointment of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Comey later testified that 👱🏻 Trump asked him for a “loyalty” oath ✋🏻 and to drop a probe of former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn’s contacts with Russian 🇷🇺 officials.
Wray, a former senior Justice Department 🇺🇸 official known for his low-key demeanor, told lawmakers during his confirmation 👍🏻 hearing that he would never ❌ pledge ✋🏻 loyalty to the president 🇺🇸 and that if Trump 👱🏻 ever pressured him to drop an investigation 🔍, he would push back or resign. This pledge ✋🏻 appeared to gain him the confidence 👍🏻 of Senate Judiciary Committee lawmakers, who unanimously approved 👏 his nomination and urged their colleagues to vote in favor of his confirmation.
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